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Old 13-08-2009, 18:39   #16
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Re: Adding Media Server Using Netgear Switch

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Originally Posted by DaiNasty View Post
No problems there I think. Modem presumably at the moment has a patch cable running to attic homeplug so you'll just need a 2nd patch cable to insert the router into the circuit.

One 'gotcha' that I can think of immediately. The router will have a default range for IP addresses probably in a 192.168.xx.xx format. The media centre NAS may have a set IP in a different range. You may have to read the handbook and discover what are the default settings and if they need to be changed.

In your situation I'd add the router, restart everything and get the modem-router-laptop working first then think about adding the media unit once that is all OK.
Every NAS I have used so far searches for DHCP server to get its IP, then if it can't find one it starts up its own. Though that is a good point, this one could be different.
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